Now, Paradox is sending out a Call to Arms to their greatest fans, and asking for their help to win the world's hearts and minds for the Europa Universalis army in an epic community-building campaign. Starting today, Europa Universalis fans all over the world can recruit their friends and receive exclusive rewards.

The daring explorer that finds this city will bring glory to his king – and infinite riches to his pocket. Now Paradox Development Studio brings the adventure and politics of the Spanish conquest to life with the El Dorado expansion for Europa Universalis IV.

New challenges await your empire, but new opportunities as well. If you are starved for manpower, why not turn your vassal into a March, and use its soldiers to buttress your own? Force the Holy Roman Empire to convert to Protestantism and undo centuries of tradition.

A revamped Reformation system will let you relive the Thirty Years’ War in a series of unique in-game events to see how they fare in Europe’s greatest conflict prior to the 20th century. Once the fighting has settled down, rulers will be able to try a new set of diplomatic options inspired by the Napoleonic Era, including the creation of client states to support – or resist – revolutions.

Wealth of Nations takes the award-winning franchise into the rough seas of trading where players can now forge their own trade empires and amass large amounts of wealth by legitimate means, such as creating powerful trade capitals and treating with other nations to gain trade power over a region, or by more lucrative methods like hiring privateers to "help" your rivals unload stored goods from their ships to your own.

Are you ready to explore paradise? Created by Paradox Development Studio, Conquest of Paradise is the latest addition to the award-winning empire-building franchise Europa Universalis IV coming to Windows/Mac/Linux on January 14.

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and an admirer of thespians, today released the first episode in a live-action mini-series for Europa Universalis IV, the critically acclaimed empire-building (non-episodic) strategy title from Paradox Development Studio. The new series, entitled "Frenemies," showcases the lengths that ordinary people will go to in order to achieve global conquest in a multiplayer game of Europa Universalis IV, including fragile alliances, brutal warfare, and unexpected diplomatic provisos. Also, someone explains what casus belli means.

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide it through the years and create a dominant global empire in the Age of Discovery. The game offers unprecedented freedom through the use of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy to let you rule however you see fit. Strategists will face ruthless AI in an extensive single-player campaign, or be able to backstab friends and foes in 32-player online matches.

Some of the possibilities that can occur in Europa Universalis IV are discussed by Project Lead Thomas Johansson of Paradox Development Studio, providing players with a preview of the troubles faced by an expanding nation. The promise of new riches and resources may lure your empire overseas, but what happens when your colonists start getting ideas about your relationship? What will you do when religious dissidents start fleeing their homeland and populating your new holdings... and who are these upstarts claiming to be "founding fathers?" Can you crush their notions of independence, or will the colonies rise up and outshine your empire?

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide it through the years and create a dominant global empire in the age of exploration, providing unprecedented freedom through the use of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy to let you rule your nation however you see fit. Strategists will face ruthless AI in an extensive single-player campaign, or be able to backstab friends and foes in 32-player online matches.

Open-ended gameplay and player choice have always been the priority in this storied franchise, but now a refined interface, a streamlined economy and other improvements enhance the natural story-building power. Up to 32 players can relive history's pivotal centuries, guiding their nation along a path of their own making down 400 years of history. Trade your way to the top, invade neighbors to enhance territory, create alliances and then double cross your allies, or sail away for undiscovered locales—history is yours for the making.

Open-ended gameplay and player choice have always been the priority in this storied franchise, but now a refined interface, a streamlined economy and other improvements enhance the natural story-building power. Up to 32 players can relive history's pivotal centuries, guiding their nation along a path of their own making down 400 years of history. Trade your way to the top, invade neighbors to enhance territory, create alliances and then double cross your allies, or sail away for undiscovered locales—history is yours for the making.

Fulfill Your Quest for Global Domination. Your dreams of leading a global empire have laid dormant for too long. Now, Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive promise to bring those dreams to life with Europa Universalis IV.
The award-winning series that has sold over a million copies and redefined grand strategy gaming for a generation is back with unprecedented flexibility, new options for imperial management, and the same deep commitment to historical gameplay that has made Europa Universalis the legendary franchise it is today.
Prepare to join a worldwide community of over half a million players and experience the drama and tension that only the grand stage of history can provide. Following on the success of the critically acclaimed Crusader Kings II, Paradox Development Studio is ready to take you to worlds both old and new -- each yours for the taking.

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and an admirer of thespians, today released the second episode in a live-action mini-series for Europa Universalis IV, the critically acclaimed empire-building (non-episodic) strategy title from Paradox Development Studio. The new series, entitled "Frenemies," showcases the lengths that ordinary people will go to in order to achieve global conquest in a multiplayer game of Europa Universalis IV, including fragile alliances, brutal warfare, and unexpected diplomatic provisos. Also, someone explains what casus belli means.

Europa Universalis IV, the upcoming empire-building game from Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio, gives you plenty of non-violent means to spread your borders around the globe. However, when those fail, you're probably going to have to crack some skulls.

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